Liam Payne’s older sister Nicola has broken her silence with a heartbreaking tribute following the One Direction star’s tragic death in Argentina last week.
The 31-year-old singer passed away on Wednesday, October 16 after falling from a third floor balcony in Buenos Aires.
Taking to Instagram to share a message for Liam, she wrote: “When I saw the news pop up on my phone that you had left us I went cold. I wanted so much for it to be untrue. I spent days hoping that it was a mistake.
“You were truly too good for this earth, you are an angel who lived to make people smile and be happy. You have always shown kindness to everyone you met and it shows with just how many people have confirmed what we always knew!
“We don’t have many pictures together as we never really did that as a family, we never wanted you to feel like you were in a room of fans. But we were your biggest fans – always and forever.”
She continued: “Your talent alone puts you miles ahead, but also you being you. I have been looking back at the messages from the night I had Ffion, how excited you were to meet her, the jokes we all shared and the laughter you knew we all needed.
“You led your life with a motto of why bother doing something unless you are brilliant at it. Liam, you were certainly brilliant at everything you did!
“Unfortunately, this cruel world is always too quick to judge someone from a five second clips, they think it entities them to be able to speak like they know you. We knew you and we loved you.
“I hope that you finally found some peace up there and that you always continue to look after us all as you have done in life. We’ll make sure Bear knows about his daddy and how much you loved him. We promise this. See you soon Liam. Love you xx.”
In her post, she shared several pictures of her smiling with the late One Direction star alongside snaps of Liam cuddling his adorable niece.
A post-mortem examination confirmed that the dad-of-one passed away from multiple fatal injuries after his tragic fall.
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